2026 FWD gas LT Front Suspension Annoying Creaking Groaning

[slimpickens68]

Car currently has 2500 miles. Soon after taking delivery front suspension noises started. Braking down at stop lights and when letting up off brakes at green light. Going over speed bumps doing speed limit or less. Turning into my driveway. Seems anytime under load. Dealer replaced a part on drivers side during my first service visit. Noise stopped for couple of days then returned. Just had it back to them again. This time was given the "that's normal" excuse. Told me all 26's do it and noise might even be coming from CVT trans. LOL. Will be calling Chevrolet Customer Care to try to get some help. Please let me know if anyone is having same issue. According to my selling dealer ALL 2026 models are doing this! Crazy. Also no TSB s have been issued. Look forward to any advice. Thanks.

 

[2025 Red Equinox]

Car currently has 2500 miles. Soon after taking delivery front suspension noises started. Braking down at stop lights and when letting up off brakes at green light. Going over speed bumps doing speed limit or less. Turning into my driveway. Seems anytime under load. Dealer replaced a part on drivers side during my first service visit. Noise stopped for couple of days then returned. Just had it back to them again. This time was given the "that's normal" excuse. Told me all 26's do it and noise might even be coming from CVT trans. LOL. Will be calling Chevrolet Customer Care to try to get some help. Please let me know if anyone is having same issue. According to my selling dealer ALL 2026 models are doing this! Crazy. Also no TSB s have been issued. Look forward to any advice. Thanks.

There have been several posts on the 4th generation Equinox forum regarding the same issue you are reporting.

You may want to do a search and some reading?

Here is one of the posts: https://www.chevyequinoxforum.com/t...before-coming-to-a-stop-2026-equinox-lt.6076/

 

[slimpickens68]

Thank you. Against my best judgement I decided to contact Chevrolet Customer Care by their 800 number. Spoke to a young woman who I think was in the "we don't care customer care center". Denied everything and kept pushing me back to my dealer. Worthless. On the bright side I had a great conversation with my dealer's service manager. Very open with me. Several customers are having same issues. He is working with his District Service Manager trying to find a fix. Chevy knows about the problem they just don't know how to fix it. Or in other words they are working on the cheapest way to fix it. LOL....